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The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time

The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time Author : Mark Haddon Year published : 2004 *** Christoper John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of the human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detest the color yellow. This Improbable story of Christoper's quest to investigate of the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual and widely heralded novels in recent years. *** First time my eyes catch the simple cover of this book was few years ago, and up till now it is still my favorite cover all the time. But I didn't buy the book that time because it bit pricey (that time) in Indonesia. So I added it to my to-read list for several years until I find the second-hand-book website www.betterworldbooks.com. I got it for USD 7 only in very well conditions. The cover bit folded but t...

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Author : Haruki Murakami Year Published : Aug,2014 Language : English *** Some books are meant to be read slowly, some books are not. Murakami's is definitely one of the first, when readers are chew each word and finally understand the whole meaning of the book. But I guess Colorless Tsukuru is bit different from his previous books. Still Murakami but less surreal. Being published in Japan at 2013, in a week its re-printed 8 times and sold for more than a million. A year after the published date, English version is published and most of his fans so amused and can't wait to read so they start pre-ordering online, and i am one of them. I must admit, I barely give 5 out of 5 stars of Murakami's books, but if I able to rate the author, I give 11 out of 10 stars for his writing. Murakami's is like a healthy food that i shall consume periodically to make me fall in love again with 'delicious taste...